Download or read book Mining and Canada s National Parks Policy Options written by Paul Eric Carey and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Globally, mining and protected areas are both vital to our way of life. Mining provides the resources on which modern society depends, while protected areas help preserve the planet's biological diversity by helping to ensure life's essentials such as clean air and fresh water. The relationship between protected area management and mineral exploration and extraction is an issue of global and national significance. Many of Canada's 42 national parks occur in close proximity to mining activities (AXYS, 2002) and the challenge becomes balancing development objectives with conservation values. Despite a historic perception that mining operations and protected areas are mutually exclusive, opportunities for partnerships exist and allowing mineral activities to occur within national park boundaries under certain limited circumstances could result in increased collaboration with the mineral industry and ultimately enable Canada to more quickly expand and better protect its national parks. Using the proposed expansion of Nahanni National Park Reserve (NNPR) in the NWT as a case study, this thesis explores the merits of a hypothetical amendment to Canada's National Parks Act, which would permit metal mining within national park boundaries under certain limited circumstances. Using a case study research strategy and based on available written sources of information, the social, economic and environmental ramifications of allowing metal mining operations to continue within the extended boundaries of NNPR (i.e. policy option #1) were considered. Results were evaluated against the advantages and disadvantageous of expanding NNPR around existing mineral interests (policy option #2), as well as against the alternate option of maintaining Nahanni's existing boundaries (policy option #3). Results suggest that including existing mineral permit, claim and lease holders within an expanded NNPR is the favored approach of the three policy options in terms of its potential economic and environmental benefits and therefore, policy option #1 could be the preferred approach for most stakeholders. It is recommended that the proposed amendment be presented to concerned parties to determine stakeholder support and, if favored by a majority, the amendment should be tabled to Parliament so that its merits can be debated at the national level.

Download or read book Mineral and Energy Resource Assessment of Proposed National Parks in Northern Canada written by Interdepartmental Working Committee on Northern Mineral and Energy Resource Assessment (Canada) and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of these terms of reference is to provide a statement of the process to be followed to meet government policy regarding mineral & energy resource assessment of proposed national park areas in northern Canada, and to reflect current government organizational structures and the social, economic, & political context in the Yukon and Northwest Territories. The document outlines the purposes of the mineral & energy resource assessment (MERA) process, lists members of MERA committees and working groups, outlines how the MERA process will contribute to the achievement of three goals of the Whitehorse Mining Initiative, notes the relationship of the MERA process to the process of establishing a national park, and discusses MERA funding, MERA products and reports, and public involvement & consultations in the MERA process.

Download or read book Mineral and Energy Resource Assessment of Proposed National Parks in Northern Canada written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of these terms of reference is to provide a statement of the process to be followed to meet government policy regarding mineral & energy resource assessment of proposed national park areas in northern Canada, and to reflect current government organizational structures and the social, economic, & political context in the Yukon and Northwest Territories. The document outlines the purposes of the mineral & energy resource assessment (MERA) process, lists members of MERA committees and working groups, outlines how the MERA process will contribute to the achievement of three goals of the Whitehorse Mining Initiative, notes the relationship of the MERA process to the process of establishing a national park, and discusses MERA funding, MERA products and reports, and public involvement & consultations in the MERA process.

Download or read book Mining in National Parks and Wilderness Areas written by Duane A. Thompson and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book To Prohibit Certain Incompatible Activities Within Any Area of the National Park System written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on National Parks and Recreation and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Mineral and Energy Resource Assessment of proposed national parks in northern Canada written by Comité de travail interministériel des évaluations des ressources minérales et des hydrocarbures du Nord (Canada) and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Unnatural Law written by David R. Boyd and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2014-05-14 with total page 489 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While governments assert that Canada is a world leader in sustainability, Unnatural Law provides extensive evidence to refute this claim. A comprehensive assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of Canadian environmental law, the book provides a balanced, critical examination of Canada's record, focusing on laws and policies intended to protect water, air, land, and biodiversity. Three decades of environmental laws have produced progress in a number of important areas, such as ozone depletion, protected areas, and some kinds of air and water pollution. However, Canada's overall record remains poor. In this vital and timely study, David Boyd explores the reasons why some laws and policies foster progress while others fail. He ultimately concludes that the root cause of environmental degradation in industrialized nations is excessive consumption of resources. Unnatural Law outlines the innovative changes in laws and policies that Canada must implement in order to respond to the ecological imperative of living within the Earth's limits. The struggle for a sustainable future is one of the most daunting challenges facing humanity in the 21st century. Everyone - academics, lawyers, students, policy-makers, and concerned citizens - interested in the health of the Canadian and global environments will find Unnatural Law an invaluable source of information and insight. For more information on Unnatural Law visit David Boyd's site, www.unnaturallaw.com.

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